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When I was a first year in college, I planned to study political science. I took a required full-year core course in literature, and the professor got into the annoying habit of giving me C's and D's on my papers. Finally, on the eighth and final essay of the year. I got an A-. I felt--rightly--that I had acquired a new skill, that I had learned to excel in an area in which I had been close to failure. Exulting in this experience, I chose to study literature. Of course, my instructor could have given...
This isn't to say that resident tutors aren't nice people, or that they undertake the job with the devious intention of siphoning off undergraduate resources. I have rarely met a tutor who was not likable. It's just that I'm not in the habit of paying to put up my friends...
...trying to quit," said Gay. "It's a bad habit...
...Crimson's problems were greater than just slowing down as the game progressed. The team had an unfortunate habit of losing its overall aggressiveness at the end of games. Its attacking play in the first and second periods gave way to a more conservative trend in the third in order to conserve energy...
Ironically, most seniors will write Harvard a check from money their parents gave them. Students who depend on their own resources are far less likely to have the extra cash on hand. These seniors may well decide to contribute a modest (but hard-earned) sum. Habit-forming purpose aside, it is slightly incongruous to write a twenty dollar check to an institution that has given you thousands in financial aid. The "success" of the Class Gift drive may depend on everyone's participation, but its effective influence on Harvard's finances will be determined by how many seniors have rich...